Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it obtained documents from the United States Air Force and the United States Secret Service detailing costs associated with Michelle Obamascontroversial August 2010 vacation to Spain. According to a Judicial Watch analysis, the records indicate a total combined cost of at least $467,585.

Judicial Watch obtained the Secret Service records pursuant to an August 2010 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. (The agency notified Judicial Watch that it withheld 78 pages of responsive records in their entirety.) Judicial Watch obtained the U.S. Air Force records pursuant to a March 5, 2012, FOIA lawsuit.

The following are highlights from the U.S. Air Force records, which indicate a total cost of $213,124.15:

According to U.S. Department of Defenses 2010 published hourly rates, the total cost of flying Michelle Obama and her guests from Camp Andrews to Malaga and then to Mallorca and back to the United States was $199,323.75. This is based on approximately 17 hours and 15 minutes of total flying time.The 15-member flight crew stayed at Tryp Guadalmar, a nearby motel. Lodging cost was $10,290.60 and car rental cost was $2,633.50. Food cost was $876.30, including $57.68 for four bottles of maple syrup and a package of pancake mix.

announced today that it obtained documents from the United States Air Force and the United States Secret Service detailing costs associated with Michelle Obamascontroversial August 2010 vacation to Spain.

All total, with Christmas and summer holidays included, the Colorado jaunt is trip number 16 for Mrs. Obama since the family moved to the White House. No public events are scheduled for the first ladys visit to Aspen.

FIRST LADY OF LUXURY TRAVEL: THE COSTLY TRIPS

SPAIN: AUGUST 2010 Michelle Obama and 40 of her friends paid for personal expenses, such as hotels and meals themselves. But the U.S. taxpayer would have paid for the 68-strong security detail, personal staff and use of presidential jet Air Force Two. Payment for the secret service team ran at around $281 each - nearly $98,000 for the duration of the summer break. Use of Air Force Two comes in at $149,900 for the round trip, not including time on the ground. Mrs Obama's personal staff, of which there were an unknown number, should also be taken into account

HAWAII: DECEMBER 2010 According to the Hawaii Reporter the costs were: $63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President $1,000,000 on Mr Obamas return trip from Washington on Air Force One $16,000 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals $134,000 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel $251,000 in police overtime $10,000 for an ambulance to be on hand at all times

SKI TRIP TO VAIL: FEBRUARY 2011 Michelle Obama and her daughters stayed at the Sebastian hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms cost more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites. The family appear to have flown there on Air Force Two. They were escorted to the resort by about a dozen vehicles, including 15 state and local law enforcement officers.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD: AUGUST 2011 The Blue Heron Farm estate, where the Obama family stayed, rents for about $50,000 a week. Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama flew to the estate just hours before the president to make the most of the holiday - again, incurring extra flight costs. According to U.S. News and World Report, the Coast Guard was required to keep ships floating near the property. The presidential helicopter and jet remain at the ready and security agents will be on 24-hour duty.

HAWAII: DECEMBER 2011 According to the Hawaii Reporter the costs were: $63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President but add security and personnel for a total of about $100,000 $3,271,622 on Mr Obamas return trip from Washington on Air Force One $151,200 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals $72,216 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel

It’s all funny money anyway - no way do I believe the figures given. Multiply them by 10 and maybe I’ll start believing it. Try duplicating such a trip yourself no your own dime for that amount of money and see how far you get.

It’s all funny money anyway - no way do I believe the figures given. Multiply them by 10 and maybe I’ll start believing it. Try duplicating such a trip yourself no your own dime for that amount of money and see how far you get.

Its real brave of the Obama’s to not allow the second worst economic downturn since the great Depression from deteriing them from appearing to have an extravagant time.
They are doing a wonderful job of masking their pain from their loyal faithful subjects by putting on a smiling face.
It almost brings tears to my just thinking about it.

lol. So true. Many were saying it cost us 4 million. Now we hear 400K. Not really that bad for the amount of security and other things necessary for her travels. I think Laura went to Israel and cost about the same. It has always cost a fortune to have a President and First Family. I don’t like complaining about liberals doing it but allowing the conservatives to get a pass. Bush’s Texas home was very expensive with security and of course big time tax write offs for working at home.....

true government is a corrupt nonster from the county traffic court, all the way to the President of the US, wouldnt matter if was McCain, Ronmey Bush or Obama in office , you still must give up 50% of your lifeblood to support the slavedriving government thugs and all the ingrate entitlement parasites they host

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